Insights and Stories on Brazil

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures end higher after setting multi-year lows

Jan. 18, 2024 at 5:25 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures dropped to their lowest level in more than two years on Thursday and corn futures set a three-year low before the markets turned higher on short covering and technical buying, analysts said.

U.S. grains: Soy futures drop near two-year low, corn sets three-year low

Jan. 17, 2024 at 5:12 pm CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA estimates, weather pulling prices down

Jan. 17, 2024 at 3:22 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn plunges on robust supplies, sluggish US demand

Jan. 12, 2024 at 5:39 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

USDA Brazil attaché cuts soybean projections for 2023/24

Jan. 8, 2024 at 2:47 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Brazil’s soybean harvest kicks off with low yields in Mato Grosso

Jan. 8, 2024 at 10:49 am CST

Brazilian soybean farmers have begun to reap their 2023/24 soybean crop, covering some 0.6 per cent of the national planted area as of last Thursday, agribusiness consultancy AgRural said on Monday.

By Ana Mano Reuters

ICE weekly outlook: No reason for strong rally in canola

Dec. 27, 2023 at 5:51 pm CST

There were strong gains for canola on the Intercontinental Exchange on Dec. 27, as trading resumed after being closed for Christmas and Boxing Day. However, the gain will likely not be the prelude to a major upswing in the oilseed’s prices. Rather, canola is likely to pull back once trading gets back into full swing after the New Year, according to analyst Bruce Burnett of MarketsFarm.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

China approves seed firms for GMO corn and soybeans

Dec. 27, 2023 at 12:38 pm CST

China has approved a first batch of seed companies to breed and sell genetically modified corn and soybean seeds, paving the way for commercial planting of GMO grains in a move that could cut its reliance on imports from the U.S. and Brazil.

By Mei Mei Chu Reuters

Brazilian farmers slow fertilizer buys as drought dampens corn-planting plans

Dec. 18, 2023 at 9:37 am CST

Brazil's drought is causing farmers there to delay fertilizer purchases for their upcoming corn-planting season, denting sales for global fertilizer suppliers in the world's top corn-exporting country, executives told Reuters.

By Ana Mano Reuters Rod Nickel Sourasis Bose

Brazilian state launches mandatory tracking of cattle to stop deforestation

Dec. 1, 2023 at 9:52 am CST

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s Para state, which leads the country for the highest levels of Amazon rainforest destruction, will launch a mandatory program to track cattle in a bid to crack down on related deforestation, a partner in the project said on Friday. Cattle pasture is the most […]